HACKING TO HELP

The American Digital Diversity Initiative's inagural Future of Work & Smart Cities Hackathon included computer programmers, designers, UX/UI, project managers, and social workers during the weekend of February 8 - 10, 2019 at California State University Long Beach.

Winners

First Place - $3,000

Good Neighbor

Second Place - $1,500

Trolli

Third place - $500

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The first ADDIHACKS hackathon held February 8–10, 2019 at California State University Long Beach was an exciting 48 hours of competition and camaraderie among the 100 or so participants. The event featured college students, coding bootcamp students, and professionals divided into 16 teams. Their challenge: Creating solutions for the Smart Cities & Future of Work.

Challenges

Judges will award three teams of Hackers prizes of $3,000 for 1st place, $1,500 for 2nd place and $500 for 3rd place. The top collegiate team will be awarded $1,500. The top veteran team will be awarded $1,000.

Civic Engagement

Develop solutions to improve relationships between community members and government officials and agencies by leveraging social media platforms and cloud communication platforms such as twilio.

More information found below under Additional Resources

COMMUNITY SAFTEY

Provide solutions for better communication with public safety agencies. Leverage social media platforms to increase engagement between law enforcement and community groups. Develop mobile technology to increase response time to public safety agencies.

SMART TRANSPORTATION

Provide solutions to improve personal and business commute by leveraging the internet of things, smart sensors, autonomous vehicles, and innovate transportation platforms such as uber or lyft to decrease congestion and to reduced pollution. Therefore improving the quality of life for people living in cities.

Our Sponsors

American Digital Diversity Initiative is organizing a "HACKATHON" to bring coders/web developers from the region together to spend a weekend working on software advancements to address the development of our cities and future of work.
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Become a sponsor.

American Digital Diversity Initiative

California State University Long Beach

Sabio Enterprises

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Community Partners

Meet Our Judges

Alejandra Montoya-Boyer

Program Officer - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Yolanda Natal-Santos

Business Program Manager- Microsoft LEAP Program

Qiana Patterson

Director - Public Partnerships

Dakota Ortiz

Program Lead at AnnenbergTech

David Molina

Entrepreneur, Former Army Captain

Chantelle Silveira

Chief Product Officer, Ranker

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is a Hackathon?

A hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest or codefest) is an event in which computer programmers, and others involved in software development and hardware development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects. —Wikipedia

Q: Will I lose IP rights to my project if I participate?

Absolutely not! All participants will retain intellectual property (IP) rights to what they build. The purpose of this Hackathon is to spur innovation that will benefit the community. We hope you will continue to build on the platforms you have created after the Hackathon is over.

Q: What should I build?

You can build web or mobile applications in whatever language or platform you prefer. The sky is the limit with regards to what can be built. The best place to start is to connect with the resources found below and research other obstacles that cities maybe facing. There you can think of ways to solve those issues using software.

Q: Can I get a head start on my project?

To ensure a level field for all contestants, all code, design, art, music, SFX, and assets must be created during the duration of the Hackathon. We want to ensure that all participants start off on the same footing and we also want to preserve the true nature of a hackathon. You are, however, free to make plans, create wireframes, and brainstorm prior to the event.

Q: How many hackers can make up a team?

Teams can be anywhere from 2 to 6 members. In order to qualify for the collegiate prize, half of your team must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year institution. If your team is at an odd number, it must be the higher of the half. Example: Teams of 5 must have 3, teams of 3 must have 2. Don’t forget to Register to participate!

Q: What do I bring?

RESOURCES

City of Long Beach Open Data Portal

Did you know the City of Long Beach has an awesome open data portal? The City of Long Beach is providing access to valuable data that can be used for creating applications to help make peoples' lives better! We strongly encourage participants to use the resources on their site.

Sponsorship

Help us improve the quality of life for those that live in our cities!

BECOME A SPONSOR!

Sponsors will be affiliated with an effort to generate technology jobs and opportunities in under-served communities. Sponsors will also be positioned to support efforts to bridge the "digital divide" - a topic that is gaining considerable attention statewide and nationally.